Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 19, Decatur, Adams County, 22 January 1934 — Page 1

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Flee Kansas Prison f ■ 9F ■ ; W B W r * w j — 'id® " r - ..» n h»* ■!> A W '«>’ . Ute «<*'’’’■ Four of the seven convicts who escaped from the Kansas state penitentiary at Lansing early Friday morning. At top. left to right. Tommy Mi Mahan and Frank Delmar. At bottom. Fred Cody, left, and Bennie Yonng. right.

New Record Set By Club Member Charles “Sonny" Ehinger. member and advisor of the Decatur model airplane chib, set a club record for model planes Saturday when his plane stayed in the air seven minutes. 2 2-5 seconds. The model has a wingspead of IS inches and a propeller of seven and one half inches. The plane gained an altitude of 500 feet. It was launched at the Pennsylvania railroad depot and landed at the Archbold road in the north part of town. The flight was witnessed by three club member* and was officially timed. NEW TRUSTEES ARESEIECTED Three Trustees of St. Mary’s Catholic Parish Are Elected Three trustees of St. Mary's Catholic parish wore elected Sunday morning at the annual meeting of the congregation. Those eected were: Frank Heiman. Will Lose, Bert Gage. The i other members of the board who carry over are. John Fisher, H. P. Schmitt. Jared Reed. Miss Mae Borling. The Rev. Father Joseph Seimetz, pastor, announced that next year the board would be comprised of only five members and that an election would not be held to fill the places of those w.iose terms expire. The annual financial statement of the parish was distributed yes terday. During the year $13,500 was paid on the bonds and all interest paid up to-date. The parish has received $22,200.00 In annuities and $2,000 in a truet fund. The school bond debt on the Catholic high school building has I been reduced to $70,000. The original issue was $150,000. o Ernst Funeral This Afternoon Funeral services were held this afternoon for Charles C. Ems’. • 50, a former county surveyor of Adams county, who died at the St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne. I last Friday afternoon. ' Services were held at the Bap- . tist church with the Masonic lodge in charge. Rev. F. F. Thornberg . of Fort Wayne officiated and burial was made in Ihe Decatur | cemetery. Root Township Taxpayers To Meet A meeting of taxpayers of Root 1 township will be held at the Fuelltag school house at 7:30 o'clock Fri- ■ day evening. I Phil L. Schieferstein. trustee, I called the meeting an-d urged that I i those interested in local tax problems attend the meeting.

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DEATH CLAIMS MRS. WALTERS Mrs, Margaret Walters Dies At Home of Daughter Early Sunday Mrs Margaret A. Waiters. 84. a resident of De atur for a number of years, died at the home of her daughter. Mis. Grace Moser. 115 South Seventh street, Sunday morning at 4:15 o'clock. Death was due io paralysis. Mrs. Walters had been ailing for some time, but she became seriously ill last Saturday. She had resided in Decatur, making her home with her daughter, Mrs. Moser, for the last 12 years. Mrs. Walters was born in Johnsville, Ohio. March 24, 1849, a daughter of Samuel and Esther Teeple. She was marred to Wilson S. John- ' son on April 7. 1867 and -six children, five girls and a boy, were born to the union. Mr. Johnson and four girls are deceased. Her second marriage was to Elijah Walters on April 13, 1887. He 1 preceded her in death on January 2. 1921. No children were born to . this union. Surviving are the son, and daugh- , ter: Joe Johnson of Wren, Ohio and Mrs. Grace Moser. Decatur. Two ’ stepsons also survive, Homer Walters of Defiance, Ohio ami Charles ' *"7cOVriNUED ON PAGE FIVE) NO DELINQUENT TAX SALE HERE County Auditor Announces No Delinquent Tax Sale Will Be Held I Adams county will not hold a delinquent tax site next month, County Auditor Glen Cowan announced today. No sale was held last year beI cause the special session of the . ; legislature passed a law postponing the advertising of the properties on which tax was due. I After consulting with County Attorney Henry B. Heller, and with County Treasurer John Wechter agreeing to the postponement, it was decided not to hold the ’ sale this year. The postponement of the sale will give taxpayers the opportunity to redeem their property or pay the tax due during the year. The sale, according to law was set for February 12. t The amount of delinquent tax > carried on the duplicate is $41,000. of which $17,000 is due from last ■ year. The amount is small compared to other counties and since the new law specified that only tax 15 months delinquent should | be advertised, it was deemed adI visable to postpone the entire sale I this year.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, January 22, 1931.

ADAMS COUNTY COUNCIL HOLDS SESSION TODAY Council Allows Number Os Appropriations In Special Session OTHER REQUESTS ARE CONTINUED The Adams Cotin'ly Council mot in special session today at the court house and allowed a number of appropriations. The requests for appropriations that were not allowed were ordered continued. They will be con sidered at a future meeting. Among the appropriations made were the paying of balance of salaries due several county officials. In 1932 when the budgets were made tip a flat to percent was deducted from the salaries of all county officials. According to the scale suggested by the legislature the cuts amounted to about 7 percent. The officials filed for the difference. The items continued were requests for S4OO each for additional clerk hire in the clerk's and 1 auditor's office in 1933; school superintendent's mileage. $175..i-’. Out of the 1934 budget, the salary of court reporter. $178.75: court bailiff per diem. $220; probation officer per diem. S3OO, were continued. The request for $255 for payment of bond of county treasurer. was allowed. Other appropriations made were Clerk's salary, $78.75; office supplies, $11.03; clerk per diem attending court. $96; clerk commit(CONTTNT’Wn nN PACtK STXI o Large Crowd Sees .Junior Class Play A large crowd attended the presentation of the play. "Aunt Billie from Texas", presented by the junior class of the Decatur Catholic high school in the school auditorium. A program preceded the presentation of the play, arranged and directed by Miss Patsy Fullenkamp. WILL OBSERVE SCOUTS WEEK Arrangements Are Being Made For Boy Scout Anniversary Week Plans are being made to observe Boy Scout anniversary week in this city during the forepart of February The program will begin in this city with a board of review meeting on January 29. E. W. Lanlkenau, will be chairman of the meeting ’ and the program will be held at Central school building. On February 7, there will be an . inspection of troops. Judging will . be done on uniform and appearance ' of scouts and certificates ot award will be given to those who pass the I inspection. A banquet for former scouts, and scout officials will be held at I the Rice hotel, on February 8, in ; connection with the Rotary meet- ■ ing. C. C. Pumphrey president of ! the local scout committee and , French Quinn will be the speakers. Dr. Fred Patterson, a member of j the Anthony Wayne council area, will be chairman of the meeting. Saturday morning, February 10, a meeting of the scouts will be held at the Central school building. An investure ceremony will be held at ’"’'CONTINCKD ON PAGE SIX) Bert Seesenguth Injured Saturday Bert Seesenguth, brother of Paul Seesenguth who was one of four victims of an automobile accident at Fiat a week ago Sunday was ser- : iously injured Saturday afternoon when a load of corn fodder upset and fell on Mr. Seesenguth. Bert Seesenguth and his brother, Arnold, were engaged in hauling the fodder to the late Paul Seesenguth farm in French township when the accident occurred. Bert suffered three fractured ribs possible internal injuries and severe bruises. Arnold received a fractured arm. The team of horses became alarmed when the load upset and ran away, throwing Arnold.

Commissioners Cut County Dog Taxes The county commissioners have redu e l the dog tax in this county effective with the assessing of personal property which begins March Tlie tax payable this year sos- ! 50; ea. h alditlonal dog $3. The tax 150; each adltional dog. $3.00 the tux I last year was $5 on a female dog: I $2 on a male or spayed female aind I $5 for each additional dog. Last year the townships had a surplus in the dog tax funds, which ) fact ma le it possible to reduce the ' tax this year. HARTFORD CITY MAN CANDIDATE ——— George 11. Newbauer Announces Candidacy For Joint State Senator George IL Newbauer. prominent Hartford City Democrat, sportsman. farmer and banker, will be a candidate at the primary election on May Bth. for the Democratic nomination for state sei ator from the district composed of Blackford. Wells and Adams counties. Announcement of his candidacy was made at Hartford City today, and created wide interest i : the j tri-county district. Mr. Newbauer comes from a pioneer Democratic family and has taken an active part in politics since early manhood. He was twice elected treasurer of Blackford I county and served as city cotil'Cilman at Hartford City. Mr. New I batter is 55 years of age.. As a business man and member of the Rotary club. Mr Newbauer I has taken an active interest like- , wise in civic affairs. He is a lifeI long, and iutimate friend of Lieutenant Governor M. Clifford Town send, also a native son of Blackford county. As lovers of the outdoors and sportsmen, these two met’ have ' been closely associated. Mr. Newbauer is president of the Hartford City Sportsmen club. He has been active in th" organization of the Eastern Livestock Breeders Asso- '! ciation. Owning and operating a farm, Mr. Newbauer is familiar with the : problems facing the rural sections of Indiana. Likewise, as a business I man, he knows of problems facing this part of the community life of Indiana. At present, he is chairCONTINUED TO PAGE FIVE Eli Dubach Out For Trustee Race j Eli Dubach, well known citizen of Hartford township, today announced that he will be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for trustee of that township. Mr. Dubach is a farmer and is at present a member of rhe township advisory board. He is married and has three children, two daughters and a eon. Several others are contemplating entering the race, it is reported. ADAMS COUNTY RESIDENT DEAD Christ Lobsiger Died Sunda y Afternoon At County Infirmary Christ Ixibsiger, 83. retired farmer and resident of Adams county for 50 years, died at the Adams County Infirmary Sunday; afternoon at 2 o’clock. Mr. Lobsiger had been ill for one week: from apoplexy. Mr. Lobsiger resided in French' township for many years and had lived at the county infirmary forj the last five years. He was born in Switzerland on November 24. 1850. His marriage to Madeline Minger took place in 1871 in Switzerland and she preceded him in death in 1900. Surviving are three children: Mrs. John Tonner. French township, Adams county; Danie' Lobsiger. Lagrange county, and Ernest Lobsiger. Elida. New Mexico. Funeral services will be, held Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the John Tonner home with Rev. H. H. Meckstroth officiating. Burial will be made in the Vera Cruz cemetery. The bodv will lie in state at the Mcßride funeral parlors in Bluffton until Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock!

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PROBE RUMORS OFDEATHOF KIDNAPED MAN Bremer’s Father Still Refuses To Allow Police To Interfere REPORT BODY IS SEEN IN TRUCK St. Paul. Minn., Jan. 22.—(U.R> < Tlie combined enforcement agencies i vestigating the tive-day-old Edward G. Biemer kidnaping concentrated on sifting rumors of his death today as their official entry into the case still was delayed despite absence of word from the . abductors. The banker's father. Adolph Bremer, wealthy brewer and credited with being the first to predict the election of his close friend. President Roosevelt, was reported weakening before the insistence of federal, state ami city authorities that they be allowed to turn their 80-odd agents loose in a search. The word to ’go" was lacking, however. It was understood Bremer's original plea had bee? for official recognition of the crime to be withheld until Tuesday night, to give his son's captors ample time to contact again for $200,000 ransom. Minneapolis police also became active and commenced a "general roundup" of police characters, intending to question them regarding underworld gossip regarding the kidnaping. One of the first results was the apprehension of Abe Ginsberg, disbarred St. Paul lawyer, who returned to St. Paul from Denver about two weeks ago. After questioning for about two hours, Ginsberg was released without any announcement. A truck with a Mankato, Minn., license plate was sought by St. Paul and Minneapolis police this morning after receipts of a report that the machine was carrying the prone body of a man. The rumor was broadcast over police radio systems, but little credence was placed in it. TRUSTEES MET THIS MORNING Township Trustees Meet At County Superintendent’s Office The township trustees met this morning with C. E. Striker, county school superintendent and discussed matters pertaining to CWA work work, the dental survey and immunization campaign to be conducted in the schools. The trustees will cooperate with the county health nurses, dentists dental and immunization camand odors in conducting the health, ; paigns. A list of those on the relief rolls will be furnished the health nurses in the event children wish to be immunized against diphtheria. The matter of being immunized is left ' up to the child or parents, the health nurses and doctors merely recommending that the toxin be us- : ed in the fight to stamp out the I disease. A quantity of the toxoide is available here for relief cases. The trustees will provide the health author- | ities with a list of those families timable to pay for injection of the !toxin. Harry Thompson, federal re-em-j ployment agent and assistant civil works administrator in this county ? spoke to the trustees, following the regular session. o Mrs. Sarah Campbell Died Saturday Night Mrs. Sarah Campbell, 82, wife of Nelson Campbell of Geneva, died at her home at 12 o’clock Saturday night of diabetes and complications. Mrs. Campbell has resided in Jefferson township for many years before moving to Geneva. Surviving is the husband and two ichildren: Dr. J. Campbell of Geneva, and Mrs. Ethel Teeter of Jefferson township. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock at L the Methodist church in Geneva and burial will be made in the Riverside Cemetery.

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For State Senator -t ’ '”1 ' i A t A' ' George If. Newbauer. prominent Hartford City Democrat, today announced his candidacy for the democratic nomination for state senator from the district composed of Blackford, Adams anil Wells counties. COUNTYBANKS MAKE PAYMENT Four Banks Make Payment Today of Tax On Surplus, Deposits The four banks in Adams County made their first payment today of the new tax of capital stock, surplus. undivided profits and deposits on the bank. Up until December 1, the banks paid a regular property tax. The new law now assesses a tax ot one- . quarter of one per cent on net surpluses and deposits in the banks. The banks paying the tax were: Bank of Geneva. First State Bank. Decatur; Bank of Berne; Farmers State Bank. Preble. The tax paid by the four banks amounted to $446.20 for the month The next payment will be due February 15. on deposits and net ! surplusses as of date of January 31. Bankers were at the treasurer's I office today filing their monthly rei ports and tendering payment to the treasure’ - . County Officials At Road Meeting County Commissioners Dennis Striker, Frank Martin and Phil Sauer and County Engineer Ralph i Roop left this morning for Purdue I University where they will attend the annual road school. They will attend all sessions of the school and remain at the meeting next Thursday. Engineer Roop . j will speak at the Thursday meeting i on the making of drainage maps. Information pertaining to the building and upkeep of roads is obtained at the school and county ofj ticials from over the state will attend. BOARD DENIES FISHED CLAIM State Industrial Board Denies Mrs, Fisher’s Compensation Claim Indianapolis, Jan. 22. —(U.R) —The ; state industrial board today de- ' nied a claim for workmen s com- \ pensation filed by Mrs. Nellie Fish- ! er. widow of Amos Fisher, former i Decatur street commissioner. Mrs. Fisher claimed compensa- : tion for the death of her husband | who drowned in a spray pool at the I city plant. Samuel P Vogt, commissioner J who wrote the decision, said that ; investigation showed Fisher was '' not working at his regular duties I) when death occurred. • —— A hearing of the case was held ■ I last Wednesday in this city. Most ■j of the testimony concerned Mr. j Fisher's employment with the city II and the time he went to work. ■! Mr. Fisher was drowned in a - ; spray pool at the city plant on the , morning of September 6, 1933, when 11 he fell into about five feet ot water, t ■ It was presumed that he had walki j ed to the west end of the pool to -, look at some gold fish, which were kept in the pool.

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DOCTORS VARY IN DIAGNOSIS OF CONDITION Dr. Wynekoop Is Interviewed Bv Attorneys At Bedside In Jail LAWYERS ARGUE OVER PROCEDURE Criminal Court Building, Chicago, Jan. 22 — (U.R) — A mistrial was declared today in the sensational trial of Dr. Alice Lindsay Wynekoop on murder charges. The decision by Judge Joseph B. David means an indefinite delay in the trial of Dr. Wynekoop on charges of murdering her beautiful daughter-in-law, Rheta. Judtje David, in making his precedent ■ breaking decision said that never in his 50 years of experience in Cock county courts had a similar question arisen. Chicago, Jan. 22 <U.PJ — A i petition tor a mistrial in the ease of Dr. Alice Lindsav Wynekoop, charged wi t h siavinu her beautiful daugh-ter-in-law, Rheta. was drawn no today and it appeared likely that the strange case was about Io come to an indefinite halt. Dr. Wynekoop, interviewed by attorneys, court reporters, an.l • physicians at her bedside in the county jail, indicated she would be willing to sign the petition and Judge Joseph B. David prav- . iously has declared he wou’d honor such a petition if presented to him. Judge David determined to hear Dr. Wynekoop’s own opinion of her plight after a dispute broke out between defense and state regarding a motion to withdraw a juror and declare a mistrial. “After all," said David, "it is the defendant’s right to be heard. - tCONTTN’TTF.D OV PAGF, F’VE) DANCE TICKETS SELLING FAST , Over 100 Tickets Have Been Sold For President’s Birthday Ball Tickets for the Birthday Ball for I the President to be held here January 30, are selling fast, members . of the ticket committee reported today. The tickets went on sale last Friday and more than 100 have already been sold. Earl Gardner's famous 10 piece orchestra, augmented with a 13 piece floor show will provide the entertainment. The dance will be given at the Decatur Country club land practically all civic clubs aud lodges are cooperating in making I the event a success. Birthday balls will be given in more than 5.000 towns and cities I throughout the country on the night of January 30. The events are held to honor President Rooeevelt. on hie 52nd birthday and to raise a I fund to endow Warm Springs Foundation for treating of infantile paralysis. Tickets for the local dance sell at $1.50 per couple and one dollar , of every ticket sold will be donated to the Warm Springs Foundation. o— — Arranges Program For. Rotarv Cluh Jesse Rice, hotel propritor has arranged an entertaining program ' for the Rotary meeting next Thurs- : day. Bill Staas, WLS radio entertainer for the Prairie Farmer magazine will entertain the Rotarians. 1 He will take the part of the “Lazy 1 Farmer". Mr. Rice will be chairman | of the meeting. —o —• 1 Farm Bureau Meeting Scheduled Tuesday The January meeting of the So i cial and Educational Department of > the Adams County Farm Bureau i will be held Tuesday evening, Jan- . uary 23, at Monmoutih. A talk will be given by a repre- ’ sentative of the State Farm Bur- ■ eau, and the public is invited to attend the meeting.